The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-24
Concerning Carpets.

In regard to the color of carpets the
following rule may be laid down: For
drawing-room. parlors and bedrooms.
while loud and glaring hues should be
avoided, we may nevertheless allow
ourselves liberal sprInkling of GRIM
son. dead gold, rnsset brown and all
the beautiful tints that nature distributes
through the landscape in these autumn
days. In the drawing-room, especially,
there should be warm, rich hues to cor
respond with our oilpaintings in their
gilded frames, our mirrors and old
china. or whatever of art work, with its
wealth of color, we chance to possess.
In our bedrooms we want bright tints to
preserve cheerfulness, and to avoid too
glaring a contrast with our white coun-
terpanes and muslln-draped toilet tables
and windows. In the library. sober
hues must be chosen. to harmonic with
walnut boOk-cases, desks and writing
tables, and the sober dress where-with
publishers clothe books that are to stand
the wear and tear of use and time. In
halls and dining-rooms, also, only quiet
colors should appear.
The pattern of carpet should always
depend upon the size of the room. The
form should be fiat, without any at
tempt at shadow or relief. Some of the
most beautiful designs furnished by our
manufacturers are found among the
Administer carpets, and these, though
expensive, are at once the most desira-
BILE and most serviceable for large
apartments. These carpets were first
introduced in 1865. The warp and
WOO are of strong linen. and the soft
tufts of wool in which the design is
worked are admirably adapted to the
display of delicate and elaborate pat
tern. The varied greens and ferns and
MOSES can be made to appear, and
every detail of leaf and spray worked
out. For those who consider Axmins-
ter carpets beyond the limits of their
purse the velvet pile is very desirable,
ing for a parlor floor. An excellent
general rule would be, where the home
is not very pretentious and the income
moderate, a velvet carpet for the parlor.
Brussels for the hall and stairs, dining
room and spare bedroom, the rest of the
house being modestly restricted to in
grains or mating.
There is one essential to all satisfac-
tory 6oor-covering. 1t should never be
omitted. That is, the sponge or cotton
carpet Innings, chemically prepared, so
as to prevent the incursions of moths.
This can always be procured for Is or 20
cents per square yard, and not only does
it add to the comfort and appearance OF
the carpet two-fold. but will make il
last at least half as long again. Coun-
try people used frequently to put straw
under the carpets. but this is too harsh,
and reveals itself too quickly the mo-
ment the foot presses it The cotton
lining gives the carpet softness that
seems to belong to its own material,
and persuades the visitor that he has q
rich pile under his feet, when he may in
reality be treading upon an ingram al
IS cents per yard. With stair carpets q
heavy padding should be laid upon the
edge of each step, and the carpet should
always be yard or so longer than il
necessary, so that worn places may be
changed.
A wise selection of floor-coverings
care in laying them, and a little careful
, attention when signs of wear begin tC
, show in certain places, such as chang.
ing the location of chair or introduc-
ing mat or rug. will keep our floors
looking bright and fresh for a long
time. with only moderate expense.